{
  "id": 4325264,
  "title": "Serian’s API soars to hazardous 364, four Sarawak areas very unhealthy by 8am Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serians-api-soars-to-hazardous-364-four-sarawak-areas-very-unhealthy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T02:12:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Borneo Post Online",
    "slug": "borneo-post-online",
    "url": "https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/08/30/serians-api-soars-to-hazardous-364-four-sarawak-areas-very-unhealthy-by-8am-sunday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Serian's air quality deteriorated sharply, rising from a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 273 at 8pm on Saturday to a hazardous level of 364 by 8am on Sunday, according to the Natural Resources and Environment Board’s Daily Haze Watch. Four Sarawak areas—Samarahan, Lubok Antu, Lundu, and Sri Aman—recorded very unhealthy API readings at 8am on Sunday, marking increases from their readings at 8pm on Saturday. Eleven other locations registered unhealthy air quality by the same time, with Tebedu reaching 200, higher than its 227 reading on Saturday. Kuching and Sarikei both registered 195, while Sibu, Bintulu, Mukah, Samalaju, and Miri all fell in the unhealthy range. Lawas and Limbang remained at moderate levels with API readings of 99 and 88, respectively.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Serian’s API hits hazardous 357, three Sarawak areas very unhealthy as of 7am on Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serians-api-hits-hazardous-357-three-sarawak-areas-very-unhealthy-as",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:31:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Serian tops hazardous API chart at 364, multiple Sarawak districts suffer worsening air",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-tops-hazardous-api-chart-at-364-multiple-sarawak-districts",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:20:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Serian records hazardous API reading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-records-hazardous-api-reading",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:30:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Serian air pollution hits hazardous level as haze blankets Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-air-pollution-hits-hazardous-level-as-haze-blankets-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}